Word · Frequency #23619
unfathomable
难以理解的;无法理解的
核心释义
Impossible to understand or comprehend.
- 1.
深不可测的;不可理解的。
Impossible to fathom.
- 2.
深不可测的
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
- 3.
深如深渊,无法测量
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
- 4.
无法理解的
impossible to come to understand
深不可测的;无法测量的;深不可测的;不可理解的。;深不可测的;深如深渊,无法测量;无法理解的
用法In use
The new rules were so confusing that the reason behind them was unfathomable even to the manager.
用法提示:unfathomable 作形容词,意为“无法理解的”,在句中作表语。
It is unfathomable how she managed to finish the marathon with such a bad knee.
用法提示:unfathomable 作形容词,在“It is unfathomable how...”结构中表示“难以置信的、无法理解的”。
To anyone who has not studied philosophy, the essay's arguments are completely unfathomable.
用法提示:unfathomable 作形容词,意为“难以理解的”,作表语说明主语的性质。
unfathomable + noun
The scientist pondered the unfathomable mystery of the universe.
科学家思索着宇宙深不可测的奥秘。
be + unfathomable
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unfathomable mystery
- 无法理解的谜团
- The origin of the universe remains an unfathomable mystery.宇宙的起源仍然是一个无法理解的谜团。
- unfathomable depth
- 难以测量的深度
- No one has ever measured the unfathomable depth of the ocean trench.没有人测量过海沟那难以测量的深度。
- unfathomable abyss
- 深不可测的深渊
- The ship disappeared into an unfathomable abyss.那艘船消失在深不可测的深渊中。
- unfathomable sadness
- 深不可测的悲伤
- Behind her calm smile lay unfathomable sadness.在她平静的微笑背后隐藏着深不可测的悲伤。
- unfathomable complexity
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 fathom(英寻)是测水深的单位,像一根探底的绳;un- 加 -able 表示绳子探不到底,所以是深不可测,又引申为无法理解。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary prose、serious news commentary unfathomable 通常属于较正式、有文学色彩的用词,多用于书面语、严肃报道或修辞性表达;口语中较少直接使用,若想表达“难以理解”,日常更常说 impossible to understand。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语,描述事物深不可测。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的只有 fathomable(/ˈfæðəməbəl/),与 unfathomable 的重读元音和后续音完全相同。unfathomed 虽同根,但以 -ed 结尾,重音在首音节,不押韵;unfashionable、unforgettable、unbelievable 都以 -able 结尾,但重读元音各不相同(分别为 /æʃ/、/ɡet/、/liːv/),只是拼写上的形似词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.